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Trump family project in Albania has already caused 'irreparable' damage: NGOs (www.rfi.fr)
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Tirana (Albania) (AFP) – Preliminary work on a vast hotel project linked to the Trump family has already caused irreparable damage to a once pristine stretch of Albania's coast, scientists and activists say.

Satellite images obtained by AFP show that during a 25-day period in May, a road was cleared, an entire zone deforested and a bridge built to span the channel connecting the Narta lagoon to the sea.

"Bulldozers on the beaches have already damaged the nesting sites of loggerhead turtles, which are threatened with extinction," Olsi Nika, a marine biologist who heads the NGO EcoAlbania, told AFP.

In addition, the nesting grounds of numerous bird species have been disturbed by access roads through the dunes and the felling of trees, while construction on a vital channel between the lagoon and the sea has severely disrupted water flows essential to maintaining wetlands.

"An absolute biodiversity massacre," says Nika.

Daily demonstrations against the project have led to the suspension of some work, but the "damage caused to the heritage site long before construction even began is largely irreparable", says Ferdinand Bego, a professor at the University of Tirana.

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[–] 20cello@lemmy.world 19 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I wish the whole trump family the worst possible death

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 9 points 5 days ago (2 children)

You might want to exclude Mary Trump from that wish, for the time being.

She has published books about growing up in the Trump family and is not a fan of her uncle.

[–] Tiger666@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 days ago

Mary trump's father was also a human being worthy of remembering. He was supposed to take over the business instead of donald but refused because all he wanted to do is fly planes and be the best pilot there ever was. His father destroyed this dream and eventually trump's brother killed himself.

Mary trump's book about trump is an eye opener for sure and well worth the read.

[–] 20cello@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

Yes,thanks for letting me know